This will be the first year (I think..) in which the Disney Channel is having a Halloween themed month, and is not showing Hocus Pocus.

This is the schedule for the month of October, beginning this Wednesday:

October 1- Halloweentown October 2 -Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge October 3 -Halloweentown High October 4 -Return to Halloweentown October 5 -Twitches October 6 -Twitches Too! October 7 -The Haunted Mansion October 8 -The Muppets Wizard of Oz October 9 -Now You See It... October 10 -Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone October 11- Mostly Ghostly October 12- Casper Meets Wendy October 13- Monsters Inc. October 14- Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire October 15- AladdinOctober 16- Mostly Ghostly October 17- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets October 18- Minutemen October 19- The Cheetah Girls 2 Sing Along October 20- The Cheetah Girls: One World Sing Along October 21- Camp Rock Rock Along October 22- High School Musical Sing Along October 23- High School Musical 2 Sing Along October 24- The Haunted Mansion October 25- Halloweentown October 26- Wizards of Waverly Place Saving Wiz Tech October 26- Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge October 27- Halloweentown High October 28- Return to Halloweentown October 29- Twitches October 30- Twitches Too October 31- Mostly Ghostly

Okay, uhm. I underlined the films that hardly have any relations to Halloween. ALADDIN? And freaking Cheetah Girls? High School Musical? Minutemen?

And they're showing Mostly Ghostly three times, when they COULD be showing Houc Pocus, The Scream Team, Under Wraps, Don't Look Under the Bed, The Phantom of the Megaplex, or multiple other Disney Halloween films.

Ugh, this just aggravates me.

Look at past Hauntober schedules:

2006:1 October at 8/7c - Halloweentown 2 October at 8/7c - Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge 3 October at 8/7c - Halloweentown High 4 October at 8/7c - Hocus Pocus 5 October at 8/7c - Under Wraps 6 October at 9/8c - Twitches 7 October at 9/8c - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 8 October at 8/7c - The Little Vampire 9 October at 8/7c - Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire 10 October at 8/7c - Don't Look Under the Bed 11 October at 8/7c - Tower of Terror 12 October at 8/7c - Can of Worms 13 October at 9/8c - Monsters Inc. 14 October at 9/8c - Hocus Pocus 15 October at 8/7c - Phantom of the Megaplex 16 October at 8/7c - Halloweentown 17 October at 8/7c - Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge 18 October at 8/7c - Halloweentown High 19 October at 8/7c - Twitches 20 October at 8/7c - Return to Halloweentown (PREMIERE) 21 October at 9/8c - Return to Halloweentown 22 October at 8/7c - Return to Halloweentown 23 October at 8/7c - Hocus Pocus (film) 24 October at 8/7c - Return to Halloweentown 25 October at 8/7c - The Little Vampire 26 October at 8/7c - Return to Halloweentown 27 October at 9/8c - Casper Meets Wendy 28 October at 9/8c - Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire 29 October at 8/7c - Under Wraps (film) 30 October at 8/7c - Return to Halloweentown 31 October at 8/7c - Twitches

Okay, uhm. I underlined the films that hardly have any relations to Halloween. ALADDIN? And freaking Cheetah Girls? High School Musical? Minutemen?

Aladdin features the Genie impersonating a dead person ("I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture, I don't like doing it!") and dressed up as a cheerleader so those two instances could be Halloween-esque.

And Minutemen is awesome. It deserves to be shown twice a month on Disney Channel for the next 100 years. (Okay, maybe not. But I do like Minutemen and I have yet to pick it up on DVD)

Panfan wrote:

And they're showing Mostly Ghostly three times, when they COULD be showing Houc Pocus, The Scream Team, Under Wraps, Don't Look Under the Bed, The Phantom of the Megaplex, or multiple other Disney Halloween films.

What's mostly annoying is that Mostly Ghostly isn't even a Disney movie. It's by Universal, but has a lot of Disney Channel actors in it.

albert

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That is a really horrible schedule, and I love Hocus Pocus and Phantom of the Megaplex, so that's even worse that they're not showing them. However, I am INCREDIBLY excited for a new Wizards of Waverly Place every Sunday. That's my favorite Disney Channel show EVER. I still have the Ha-Ha Haunted Halloween marathon on VHS from years ago, because I used to love to watch all of the Halloween episodes (especially the Lizzie McGuire one).

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The biggest thing that bothers me, aside from the sing along versions of HSM 2, Camp Rock, and The Cheetah Girls One World, is that Harry Potter is airing on the DISNEY CHANNEL (Yes, I know they've aired it before).

I mean, this year's Halloween movie line-up pretty much SUCKS!!!!!! Other than Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire, I think its garbage. I mean, take a look at the past two years' movie lineup, and now look at this year's. Camp Rock? Cheetah Girls? High School Musical? Minutemen? Muppets? Alladin? Last time I checked, these weren't Halloween movies. What happened to Hocus Pocus, Phantom of the Megaplex, Underwraps, and all those other classic Halloween flicks?

Looking up until the 24th however, (which is as far into the schedule one can look) there is no sign of Hocus Pocus (but lot's of Short Circuit for some reason). If both Family and Disney Channels were to not show the movie, I'm sure there would be alot of complaints. It could be a ploy to get people to buy the crappy DVD, but that would only result in more complaining.

Night One – Sunday, October 19The 10th annual 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN begins with a day full of screams starting with The Witches at 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET/PT, where a young boy comes across a convention of witches with devastating results. Right after the witchy adventure watch as a small town is terrorized by monsters in Gremlins (1:30 – 4:00 PM ET/PT). Then settle in for the afternoon with a butt-kicking ninja marathon starting with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at 4:00 – 6:00 PM ET/PT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (6:00 – 8:00 PM ET/PT) and then the ABC Family premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III at 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT.

Night Two – Monday, October 20“Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize” with the airing of The Haunted Mansion at 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT. Eddie Murphy stars as a father who brings his family to a haunted house that hides a much darker secret.

Night Three – Tuesday, October 21The screams ring out when Scariest Places on Earth returns at 10:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT. Host Linda Blair guides viewers as they take a look at some of America’s greatest urban legends and investigates each famous spot.

Night Four – Wednesday, October 22Say this man’s name three times and you are in for quite a terrifying ride! Beetlejuice wreaks havoc for a married couple at 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT. The film stars Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Winona Ryder.

Night Five – Thursday, October 23They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysteriously spooky – they’re The Addams Family. In the ABC Family premiere, the eccentric family must deal with an Uncle Fester imposter from 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd star. The night concludes with an episode of the fan favorite Scariest Places on Earth (12:00 – 1:00 AM ET/PT), where the Monahan family tackles Vlad the Impaler’s lair in Transylvania.

Night Six – Friday, October 24The shenanigans of the macabre Addams Family continue with Addams Family Values at 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT. This go-round the family must come to their uncle’s rescue when a gold-digger targets him as her new love. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd star.

Night Seven – Saturday, October 25The weekend is full of witches, ghosts and the undead and starting it off is Casper Meets Wendy at 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET/PT with the world’s friendliest ghost. The day continues with a cauldron full of spells with the film Teen Witch (1:00 – 3:00 PM ET/PT) about one unpopular high school student who uses her new found powers to get revenge. The eerie fun continues when Hocus Pocus airs at 3:00 – 5:00 PM ET/PT starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. Follow the Sanderson sisters on their quest for immortal life and the 300 year-old cat that tries to spoil their dastardly plans. Then true love is doomed in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (5:00 – 7:00 PM ET/PT) when Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) finds himself mistakenly married to a corpse bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter). The Scooby gang reunites when each member arrives to a mysterious island to investigate strange occurrences in Scooby-Doo (7:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT). The film stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini. The mystery fun continues with the airing of Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (9:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT). The Scooby squad is back at it, this time trying to track down a masked villain who wreaks havoc at the Coolsville Museum of Criminology. The evening comes to a screaming halt when six dinner guests are thrown into a murder mystery in Clue (11:00 PM – 1:00 AM ET/PT).

Night Eight – Sunday, October 26The wicked weekend continues with another day of haunted humor, starting off with a teenager who finds out her past holds a lot of spells and flying broomsticks in Teen Witch at 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET/PT. The day continues as viewers get a double dose of family wackiness with Morticia and Gomez in The Addams Family (1:00 – 3:00 PM ET/PT) and Addams Family Values (3:00 – 5:00 PM ET/PT). Then listen for the deadly wedding bells that are ringing for Victor and his undead bride in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (5:00 – 7:00 PM ET/PT). The other-worldly hijinks continue with Beetlejuice at 7:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT. Frightening terrors conclude the evening with the horror classic Poltergeist at 9:00 – 11:30 PM ET/PT. Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams and Heather O’Rourke fight the supernatural spirits that haunt their house.

Night Nine – Monday, October 27New York City gets the scare of a lifetime when the mother of all lizards attacks the city in Godzilla (8:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT). The film stars Matthew Broderick and Hank Azaria.
Night Ten – Tuesday, October 28The un-holy hauntings continue at 10:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT with Scariest Places on Earth as they take viewers on a tour of America’s most gruesome institutions, including Moundsville, WV prison and Dixmont, PA mental institution.

Night Eleven – Wednesday, October 29Hold on to your seat as four lethal ninjas take you on the ride of your life as they fight evil all across the world in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (5:00 – 7:00 PM ET/PT), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (7:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (9:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT).

Night Twelve – Thursday, October 30All the Scooby snacks in the world won’t be able to help the gang as they track down dastardly culprits in Scooby Doo (7:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT) and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (9:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT). The evening comes to a haunting conclusion with an episode of Scariest Places on Earth at 12:00 – 1:00 AM ET/PT where one unlucky family get the unfortunate task to tackle Bathory Castle, home of the infamous Blood Countess.

Night Thirteen – Friday, October 31The petrifying thrills come to a frightening end on the most haunted night of the year. To celebrate this ominous night, ABC Family will air Poltergeist (7:30 – 10:00 PM ET/PT). The story of one girl’s supernatural connection that brings evil spirits into her family’s house stars Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams and Heather O’Rourke.

For showing HSM, I think they are going to air it because the day after the movie airs, the third movie comes to theaters (October 24th) so I guess they want to air special scenes from it and such and this is the only time for it.

OK, now that I made fun of the name, let's dissect the lineup for a minute.

Now, why did you underline "Monsters Inc.", PeterPanFan? Its about monsters, its about childhood fear and overcoming them. That's very "Halloween" to me...

"The Muppets Wizard of Oz" isn't that rooted to Halloween. But the original story was filled with wizardry, magic, witches and fantastic creatures. Halloween celebrates these supernatural elements, so it makes sense.

Now "Aladdin"...I think they chose this one because of all the magic elements involved. Not to mention that Jafar is an horrific villain that turns into a snake, then a genie. So in a way, it ties to the celebration of all things evil.

This leads us to the infamous line up of musical DCOMs. I agree that these don't belong at all in the lineup (unless you are those that believe that these teeny boppers are scary and evil ). But like someone mentioned earlier, October is the month that "High School Musical 3" debuts in theaters. These movies promote the hype of HSM pretty well, so I am thinking that they included them in the Halloween lineup in hopes of further fueling HSM 3 hype (though they should've made it a different event all together).

So the only real issue here is that "Hocus Pocus" and other "worthy" Halloween movies are not featured in the lineup. Its understandable, but nothing worth being angry about.

Disney Channel has gone down the tubes for many years. They don't need to air original channel movies all month long (Aladdin and Monsters INc seem to be the only movies that were IN the theatre at one time).

I am frustrated with the lack of........variety on this channel. And I think Phantom of the Megaplex deserves an airing, as its one movie I actually like.

How about a Halloweentown marathon ON Halloween. Or can they not bare to not air their stupid tween programs.

sorry, ranting there........but its frustrating as heck.

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I'm currently watching Mostly Ghostly on Disney Channel, and I have to say that it is HORRIFIC! The people that CAN act (Kim Rhodes, David DeLuise, Madison Pettis, Brian Stepanik, and Luke Benward) were given some of the worst lines ever, like DeLuise's line "Hey my athletic son!" Everyone else can't act, plus have some of the worst lines I've ever heard too. It's just horrible..

It's been 30 minutes and I'm debating on whether or not to turn it off.

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